We bring together our member organisations to discuss and share experiences, good practices and ideas on responding to collective challenges. Together we are building the education unions of the future: mass participation organisations that reflect the diverse interests and identities of their members and offer educators a multitude of ways to engage and contribute.
In the face of cuts to public services, leaders of trade unions, governments and civil society have made the unprecedented joint commitment to work together.
Invest in quality public services now!
In a rousing call to action, Greenpeace’s Kumi Naidoo has told 400 delegates at the Quality Public Services - Action Now! Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, to challenge the threat to vital public services with “peace, principles and courage”.
Peace, principles and courage to fight crisis together
“There is no work-life harmony; there is only work-life integration – you have to live as you work.” This joke set the tone for the Young Workers’ Forum held on 11 October, leading into the Quality Public Services, Action Now! Conference.
Young workers: Champions of Quality Public Services
Educators from across Africa are invited to attend the seventh Education International (EI) Africa Region Conference, to take place in November, in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
EI Africa Conference to advocate for investment in quality education
Trade unions across the world are mobilising on 7 October to tackle the global economic and employment crisis and demand fundamental reform of the world economy.
World Day for Decent Work 2010
Landmark international conference brings together private and public sector workers, government and civil society leaders Quality Public Services – Action Now! October 12-14, Geneva, Switzerland
Quality public services key to sustainable economic solutions
As the countdown begins to Education International’s Sixth World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, the registration process for the thousands of participants is now live.
Registration opens for EI World Congress
The non-profit organisation ‘Peace One Day’ has launched a free global education resource pack with lesson plans to help young people learn about non-violence, conflict resolution and inter-cultural cooperation in schools.
Resources available to celebrate International Day of Peace
The latest issue of EI’s flagship magazine features a series of articles on World Teachers’ Day; the failure of recent G8 and G20 summits on education, and development from the E-9 Ministers’ Education Forum amongst others.
Latest edition of Worlds of Education now online
Unions have marked International Literacy Day with a series of global events. EI participated in the Centre for Universal Education and International Reading Association’s launch of a study into early reading which calls for urgent support of assessments and instruction.
International Literacy Day: Teachers’ unions mobilise
The latest issue of EI's Asia-Pacific Newsletter is now available for download on the EI website.
EI Asia-Pacific Newsletter available for download
With EI's help, three Pakistani teachers' organisations will support thousands of educators who lost their homes and personal belongings. They will provide up to 30,000 victims with aid supplies including clean water, clothing and tents.
Pakistan: Teachers come to the rescue of flood victims
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is to withdraw from public life, after decades of struggling against apartheid and global injustices, to spend more time with his family – and watch cricket.
Archbishop Tutu announces retirement from public life
The Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) have drafted a joint evaluation on the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ meeting.
G20/G8 Summit Declarations: Governments agree to disagree
All of the EI regional coordinators were in Brussels this week for the now annual get together with their counterparts in Head Office.
Annual meeting of EI Regional Coordinators with Head Office staff takes place in Brussels
A long planned programme for training and development of teacher trade unionism in Iraq has begun under the expert guidance of NASUWT, an EI affiliate in Britain.
Iraq: Cooperation delivers quality training for Iraqi teachers
Responding to a joint International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)/Education International (EI) letter to Catherine Ashton, the High Representative /Vice President of the European Commission, the European organisation reiterates its support to trade unionists in Iran.
Iran : European Commission supports trade unionists
The International Secretary of the General Union of Palestinian Teachers (GUPTs), Hazem Nasri Qumsieh, has died at the age of 55.
Union of Palestinian Teachers mourn loss of senior figure